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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
It makes sense that a significant number of terrorists who obeyed Donald Trump's summons to the Capitol would be weak-minded thugs who would go on to re-offend.
Quelle surprise.
Our president laughably calls himself "tough on crime", and other weak-minded people actually bleev him despite the fact he pardoned the animals who viciously attacked law enforcement officers.
When you pardon goons who attack the police, that's about as pro-crime as it gets.
From the link:
The alleged crimes by Jan. 6 defendants since Jan. 6, 2021, run the gamut from relatively low-grade offenses like property damage, possession of drug paraphernalia, and trespassing to serious felonies like grand larceny, stalking, planning to assassinate law enforcement officials and prominent politicians, and defrauding government agencies. One Jan. 6 pardonee was convicted in February 2026 of child molestation and sentenced to life in prison. Another was convicted in 2025 of reckless homicide.
At least 14, meanwhile, have been charged with sex crimes or crimes related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and at least six have faced domestic violence charges. Others have faced charges for physical assaults, illegal firearms possession, or other violent crimes. At least 20 have been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs or public intoxication.
Perhaps most strikingly, five recipients of presidential clemency were arrested in connection with conduct that occurred at least in part subsequent to Trump’s freeing them from prison—meaning that Trump’s clemency order on the first day of his second term may have actively facilitated criminal conduct. These include:
- Andrew Paul Johnson, who was freed from prison as a result of the pardon in 2025, was convicted of five charges, including child molestation, in February 2026, and sentenced to life in prison. The criminal conduct for which he was convicted took place both before and after his pardon.
- Zachary Alam, who was convicted of felony charges of grand larceny and burglary just months after his pardon.
- Ryan Nichols, who was charged with deadly conduct and harassment on May 10, 2026, after allegedly threatening a person with a gun in a church parking lot.
Golly! Insurrectionists involved in bashing cops at the Capitol have been charged with planning to assassinate law enforcement officials and politicians! Who could possibly have foreseen that?
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